Fabric-cleaning machine.



PATENTED SEPT. 18; 1906.

A. OLSON. FABRIC CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAYZI 1 06 PATENTED SEPT. 1a, 1906. I

I A. OLSON. FABRIC CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATTON FILED MAY 21. 1906.

4 SHEETSSHEET 2.

PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

A. OLSON.

FABRIC CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZl, 1906.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

wP ME PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

A. OLSON.

FABRIC CLEANING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY21. 1906.

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I TED, STATES PATENT ANDREW OLSON, OF CORLISS, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OFONE-FOURTH TO OF CORLISS, WISCONSIN.

FABRIC-enume-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.-

- Application filed May 21. 1906. Seria1No.31"l,879.

To in whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW OLsoN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of ties of construction and combination of parts.

Corliss, in the dounty of Racine and'State of Wlsconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fabric-Cleaning Machines; and Ido hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention consists in certain peculiari herein shown, described, andclaimed, its objeot being to provide simple, economicalmachinesesplecially designed for cleaning carpets or ot er fabric inacontinuous web.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents an elevation of one side of amachine in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a similar view of theop osite side of the machine; Fig. 3, a vertica lon itudinal section ofsaid machine; and ig. 4, a front elevation of'the same, partly insection.

Referring by letter to the-drawings, A indicates each of a pair oftransverse SlllS, and B side pieces of a frame, vertical1y-'dependingportions 0 of these side pieces being bolted to the sills. The frame isrovided with bearings fora main shaft D, aving a fly-wheel E and drivingpulley F fast thereon. A cylindrical scouring-brush G is fast on theshaft D above andb etween a pair of similar brushes H, j ourna ed in theaforesaid frame. A spurwheel b, on the main shaft, meshes with similarwhe ls c d, fast on journals of the brushes H, and these brushes rotatein opposite directiohs'i" I 1 A small pulley Lfast on the main shaft,

I has belt connection with a lar e u'lley J, fast on a counter-shaft K,for w 'c the f'r'ame aforesaid is provided with-bearings; Apulley L,fast on the-counter-shaft, is in belt connection with another smallerpulley M, fast on the shaft e of a rotary fan. f,:havi the casing 9thereof attached to the mac eframe, 'and' an eccentric-N, fast on saidcountor-shaft, turns in the ri end of a pitman O, that is connected atits ft her end to a crank of an annular-"rooker-yoke P, for which saiframe is provided with bearings,- upward play of the yoke being limitedby a stop-rod arranged in its path. A spurinion m, fast on t ecounter-shaft, meshes with a similar pinion n, loose on a lateral studofthe mathe aforesaid frame.

[ chine-frame and in mesh with a spur-wheel suitable bearings beingprovided for the spindle. A detent g is hung in connection with theframe of the machine to engage the ratchet-wheel and prevent reversemovement of the take-up roller. -The rotary motion of thetake-up rolleris intermittent, and the frequency of its movement depends u on thenuanber of lugs ,p on the spur-wheel 5 aforesai Between the forwardscouring-brush H and the rocker-yoke Pare tension-rolls U U, oneof whichis j ournaled in stationary bearings and the other in spring-controlledpivoted arms 1', one of these arms being shown in Fig. 3. Anantifriction-sleeve s is supported on a rod in the aforesaid rocker-yokeadjacent to the transverse end of same.

Journaled in the sides of the machineframe is a lower wringer-roll V,and an upper wringer-roll V is 'ournaled in movable boxes t, for whiche-recesses are provided in said frame. semi-elliptic spring W isarranged to be'ar' at its ends on the journalboxes 15, and atension-screw W for the spring ,is'arranged to turn in an arch of theaforesai frame. A concave-convex swing-plate X is hung in the machineframe back of an'ironin -roll Y, j ourn'aled in bearings with WhlOh fastonthe spindle S of a take-up roller T,

saidframe is provided. A sto s in .u is stuck in an aperture of one side0 t e machinefITa-me over a crank-extension 'U of a journal of the-lateX to hold said plate inworking position-. Extending through one of itsjournalbea'rings into the ironing-roll is a burner p1 e w, in connectionwith a mixing-chamber x or air and asolene', that are respectively pipedto said 0 amber-from the fan-casing aforesaid, and a tank Zjfsupportedin connection w1th Journaled in the machine-frameis a roller A on whichcarpet or other continuous-web fabric to be cleaned is wound. Acrank-wheel yis fast on a journal ofthe' roller A, and said roller istensioned by a weight-controlled band brake z, the weight 1 2' beingadjustable on-the beam of said brake tension; Troughs B O are gesbetween the "side of the machine to var ende ame, and covers D E F arealso provided 4o ing web of fa in connectionwith said frame to inclosethe 1 contents of the troughs. From the trough C is an incline G to thewringer-rolls.

The feedroller A and the take-up roller T are similar in detail, eachbeing annularly grooved at intervals of its length. Tapes b are fastenedto each of said rollers to wind in the grooves of same, and a head-stripe, fastened to the tapes, is hooked or otherwise fastened to the.material to be wound. The tapes, in connection with the supply andtake-up rollers, are long enough in practice to extend clear through themachine.

A cleaning fluid is put in the trough B, and the web of carpet or othermaterial is trained from the feed-roller A up over a supporting-rollerH, between scouring-brushes G H and tension-rolls U U, through therocker-yoke P, in contact with the antifriction sleeveor roller .9, hungtherein, between the wringer-rolls, and finally between the plate X andironing-roll Y, the forward end of said web being attached to the strip0, joining the tapes I), in connection with the take-up rolleraforesaid. Rinse fluid is supplied in the trough C, and the feed of theaforesaid material being intermittent a portion of said material isagitated bythe rocker yoke P in-said rinse fluid while another ortionthereof is being scoured. The rinse material passes between thewringer-rolls and from thence down between the plate X and ironing-rollY, to be finally wound dry on the take-up roller, as aforesaid.

I claim- 1. A machine for cleaning continuous-web fabric and which comrises a suitable frame and trou hs, feed an take-up rollers at oppositeen s of the machine, the feed-roller bewithin one of the troughs, asupporting roller and, cylindrical scourin -brushes in proximity to thefeed-roller, sai brushes being arran ric trained through the machine,tension-rollers between which said fabric is fed after passing thebrushes, a rocker-yoke o erative inanother of the troughs and t oughwhich the fabric is trained after pass ing the tension-rollers,wringer-rolls between ed,to operate upon both sides of a the fabric ispassed on its way from said rocker-yoke to the take-up roller, and

means for imparting intermittent motion to said take-up roller andcontinuous motion to said scouring-brushes and rocker-yoke.

2. A machine for cleaning'continuous-web fabric and which comprises asuitable frame and troughs, feed and take-up rollers at opposite ends ofthe machine, the feed-roller being with one of the troughs, asupportingroller and cylindrical scouring-brushes in proximity to thefeed-roller, said brushes being arranged to operate upon both sides ofthe web of chine, tension-rollers between which the fabric is'fed afterpassing the brushes, a rockeryoke-operative in another of the troughs,and through which the fabric is trained after passing thetension-rollers, wringer-rolls between which the fabric is passed on itsway to the take-u roller, an ironing-roll and backingplate between whichthe fabric is passed ahead of the take-up roller, means for continuousheating of the ironing-roll by commingled air and burning fluid, andmeans for imparting intermittent motion to said take-up roller andcontinuous motion to said scouringbrushes and rocker-yoke.

3. A machine for cleaning continuous-web fabric and which comprises asuitable frame,

cleaning and rinsing'fluid troughs, means by which the fabric isintermittently fed through fabric trained through the ma-- the troughs,scouring-brushes arranged to op- I erate upon thefabric, means foragitating [the fabric in the rinsetrough, and means for wringing therinsed fabric.

4!. A machine for cleaning continuous-web fabric and which comprises asuitable frame,

cleaning and rinsing fluid troughs, means by which the fabric isintermittently fed through thetroughs, scouring-brushes arranged tooperate upon the fabric, means for agitating the fabric in therinse-trough, and means for wringing and ironing the rinsed fabric.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand, atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

ANDREW OLSON.

Witnesses N. E. OLIPHANT,

J OSEF HORNWALL.

